ReverendSpooky wrote: Perfect mash up! During their escape, the need to beware of womp rats of unusual size.

Thank you very much, Adam. And also for the rat idea, which I am totally going to "borrow" now. I already searched eBay for a suitable rat (rather surprisingly, there are many that are too small for my purposes). Ah... where is a giant rat when you need it? I want something relatively realistic looking (not that the one in the Princess Bride was realistic by a long shot, and I'm not talking about its size).

Thank you, brassco! I invite you and all others to join in the silly comic strip fun. At one point I considered leaving the call out blank and inviting you all to volunteer contents. But it would have been rather too complicated.

Ephiane wrote:Great Story and Entertainment ! Where is the uncut version ? Can´t wait to see Lord Rogan

Thank you, Ephiane! The uncut version? For a moment there I thought you meant the three minutes of "quality time" that were censored out, then I told myself to get my head out of the gutter and not attribute such base thinking to a lady of your quality. Lord Rogan may make an appearance sometime in the future, once I decide what a space fantasy version of Count Rugen would look like.

ReverendSpooky wrote: Perfect mash up! During their escape, the need to beware of womp rats of unusual size.

Thank you very much, Adam. And also for the rat idea, which I am totally going to "borrow" now. I already searched eBay for a suitable rat (rather surprisingly, there are many that are too small for my purposes). Ah... where is a giant rat when you need it? I want something relatively realistic looking (not that the one in the Princess Bride was realistic by a long shot, and I'm not talking about its size).

If it means I get more fun comics, the idea's all yours. And you'd think a 1:1 scale rat wouldn't be too hard to find (unless you wanted even bigger. Unusual size indeed). This is a making me really want to re-watch The Princess Bride. I wish someone had done more figures from the movie already. You've got me wanting to see more of the cast showing up. Also, the world deserves a 1/6 Andre the Giant.

GubernatorFan wrote:

Ephiane wrote:Great Story and Entertainment ! Where is the uncut version ? Can´t wait to see Lord Rogan

Thank you, Ephiane! The uncut version? For a moment there I thought you meant the three minutes of "quality time" that were censored out, then I told myself to get my head out of the gutter and not attribute such base thinking to a lady of your quality. Lord Rogan may make an appearance sometime in the future, once I decide what a space fantasy version of Count Rugen would look like.

I think That's EXACTLY Ephiane's insinuation! (Kidding)

See what you've started? I want to see Lord Rogan too. Would that make Humperdink kinda the Emperor's role?

ReverendSpooky wrote:If it means I get more fun comics, the idea's all yours. And you'd think a 1:1 scale rat wouldn't be too hard to find (unless you wanted even bigger. Unusual size indeed). This is a making me really want to re-watch The Princess Bride. I wish someone had done more figures from the movie already. You've got me wanting to see more of the cast showing up. Also, the world deserves a 1/6 Andre the Giant.

I did want a slightly larger than 1:1 scale rat so that it would look more monstrous by the 1:6 scale figures. But I would settle for a good 1:1 scale one. There is very little out there that is the right size and right look (there are some nice looking tiny 1:6 scale ones!). When I was at the grocery store this morning, I picked up a couple of cheap approximately 1:1 scale rats, one grey, one black, which were among the Halloween display stuff. They are made of squishy-ish rubber, and the grey one has some attempt at a variable paint job, whereas the black one is basically all black. They had tiny red-painted pupils. During dinner I did a bit of painting to make them a little bit more realistic, after doing a little bit of internet research. According to that, my rats are a little too small for the typical "Brown" or "Norwegian" rat, but a little too big for the "Black" or "Roof" rat. And their (partly curled) tails are somewhat excessively long in relation to the bodies.

ReverendSpooky wrote:I think That's EXACTLY Ephiane's insinuation! (Kidding) See what you've started? I want to see Lord Rogan too. Would that make Humperdink kinda the Emperor's role?

Well... you know the (stereotypical) reputation those cool open-minded Germans have... LOL (also kidding). I am not giving away the plans for Lord Rogan and his boss, because I don't want to ruin what little lame element of surprise there will be there. Also, I am still working it out. Since we are still in ANH-inspired territory, there are other possible boss-figure options.

Thanks, Adeno! They would have been even more adorable had I chosen a better head for her, but for some reason I remembered her more blonde than she was, and went with this.

Stryker2011 wrote:And the adventure continues. Princess Buttercup is one tough cookie to stand by her man.

Please, Butterfly -- not Buttercup! This is parody, not copyright infringement. But yes, she is.

Mr. Razz wrote:Whoa, Princess can sure handle a weapon! She saved Wes...makes me wonder why she needed to be "rescued"...lol...So what do they encounter next? A marauding horde of Kanardleys? Anyway, great job!

Well... I have some ideas... but it will take some time and self-persuasion.

ReverendSpooky wrote:Space rodents of unusual size!!! Man, Butterfly does not mess around! I respect the hell out of a woman kicking ass in a dress like that. A lot of fun man.

Glad you liked it. You gave me the idea, didn't you? So these are (touched up) the rats I was able to find.

Ah, I can only take so much credit. I was just trying to think of things from The Princess Bride that would cross over well to your space opera. And they really do look good, and seem about the same size as the ROUS from the movie.

ReverendSpooky wrote:Ah, I can only take so much credit. I was just trying to think of things from The Princess Bride that would cross over well to your space opera. And they really do look good, and seem about the same size as the ROUS from the movie.

Well thank you anyway, and by all means keep the suggestions coming. I have some ideas, but right now my stuff is away. I got lucky with the Womp/Swamp Rats/ROUS because they had some our for Halloween, that I partly repainted.